CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$142
about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $123–$178
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$121
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $21 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $142 This hospital $121 Cash price $877 Hospital's list price $4,615

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $21 Priciest $121

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $142 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital charges insurers about $121, or about $877 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Los Angeles, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $95 89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $1,892 - $2,095 1771%
Health Net $114 - $1,384 107%
Molina $46 - $168 43%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $11 - $2,769
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1680 East 120Th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals